i guess I was thinking more like "What should (but doesn't) work for me, should ( but might not) work better for you"
my debris maintenance is just to Buckethead vacuum my settling area every other week ish, during WC. It only takes a couple minutes really. Also my mesh socks don't get much stuck in them, so I only rinse them out and drop back in. No laundry for me. It might be an even trade in time for my maintenance, vs having to scrub out felt socks and bleach them..
Also I don't mind seeing particles blowing around the tank, that's probably a big part of why most folks run felt socks vs mesh, or None at all.